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Cookies Policy

How do we use cookies?

Workplace Giving UK may set and access cookies on your computer. A ‘cookie’ is a small text file which browsers store on your computer or device to aid your browsing experience. Our ‘cookie’ stores some basic information that for example helps us to identify if you have visited the site before. However, as it is based on your computer/device, we will not find the ‘cookie’ if you visit our site from a different computer/device. No information which can be used to identify you personally or your computer/device is stored in the cookie or can be accessed using it. Please see below for a list of the cookies Workplace Giving UK use along with their purpose.

Google Analytics Cookies:

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This cookie is typically written to the browser upon the first visit to your site from that web browser. If the cookie has been deleted by the browser operator, and the browser subsequently visits your site, a new __utma cookie is written with a different unique ID. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to your site and it is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie is provided with a unique ID that Google Analytics uses to ensure both the validity and accessibility of the cookie as an extra security measure.

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This cookie is used to establish and continue a user session with your site. When a user views a page on your site, the Google Analytics code attempts to update this cookie. If it does not find the cookie, a new one is written and a new session is established. Each time a user visits a different page on your site, this cookie is updated to expire in 30 minutes, thus continuing a single session for as long as user activity continues within 30-minute intervals. This cookie expires when a user pauses on a page on your site for longer than 30 minutes.

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This cookie is no longer used by the ga.js tracking code to determine session status. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether or not to establish a new session for the user. For backwards compatibility purposes with sites still using the urchin.js tracking code, this cookie will continue to be written and will expire when the user exits the browser. However, if you are debugging your site tracking and you use the ga.js tracking code, you should not interpret the existence of this cookie in relation to a new or expired session.

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This cookie stores the type of referral used by the visitor to reach your site, whether via a direct method, a referring link, a website search, or a campaign such as an ad or an email link. It is used to calculate search engine traffic, ad campaigns and page navigation within your own site. The cookie is updated with each page view to your site.

Can I turn cookies off?

If you do not want any cookies to be stored on your PC, web browsers such as Google Chrome and Internet Explorer provide the option to disable them. Please bear in mind that some websites you visit in future including the Workplace Giving UK site may not function correctly if you choose to disable cookies.